Geheimhaltung

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German

Etymology

Compound of geheim/Geheimnis "secret" + halten "to keep"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡə.ˈhaɪ̯m.ˌhal.tʊŋ/
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Noun

Geheimhaltung f (genitive Geheimhaltung, no plural)

  1. secrecy
    • 2012, Patrick Conley, Der parteiliche Journalist, →ISBN, page 286:
      Stets hielt er sich an die Grundregeln der Konspiration, Geheimhaltung und Wachsamkeit.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Geheimhaltung
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Geheimhaltung
genitive einer der Geheimhaltung
dative einer der Geheimhaltung
accusative eine die Geheimhaltung

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